NYC DOB record · M00978920-I1

159 West 53 Street

159 West 53 Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

Alteration filing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is permit entire.

DOB has issued the permit covering the full scope of this filing, so the work is cleared to proceed. What every status means

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M00978920-I1

159 West 53 Street

Manhattan, NY 10019

Alteration filing · status dated Nov 10, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
37 stories
Dwelling units
214
Filing data portrait

A page-specific reading of the filing status, location and stated scale. Values are drawn from the cited DOB record.

Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M00978920-I1 as a alteration filing at 159 West 53 Street, Manhattan, NY 10019. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Nov 10, 2026. The filing records 37 proposed stories and 214 proposed dwelling units.

A filing or approval does not by itself confirm that work is underway. Proposed details may change in later DOB records.
Filing type
Alteration filing
Latest status
Approved
Latest status date
Nov 10, 2026
Proposed scale
37 proposed stories and 214 proposed dwelling units
Applicant of recordSee the 188 filings that name Edg
FiledDec 22, 2023
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale37 stories
Recorded cost$10,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Installation of temporary shoring as per plans submitted herewith. there is no change in use, egress or occupancy.

Street Futures classifies this record as a alteration filing based on the filing type and work flags published by the Department of Buildings. This classification helps organize the map; it does not add scope that is absent from the DOB record.

The lot this filing sits on

What is already here?

The lot holds a 38-story condominium built in 1968, with 209 homes, on a 21,300 sq ft lot.

Built
1968
Floors
38
Residential units
209
Building type
Condominium
Land use
Mixed residential and commercial
Zoning district
C6-6
Lot area
21,300 sq ft
Building area
319,734 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Nov 12, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M00978920-I1.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. First permit date recorded

    DOB lists a first permit date. This does not by itself confirm current construction activity.

    03
  4. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Permit Entire.”

    04

For scale: half of DOB filings are permitted within 22 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 95,779 filings that carry both dates. How long a permit takes, by work type and borough

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

Where a field reads “empty in the source”, the city published this filing without that value. It is not an omission on our side, and nothing here is inferred to fill a gap.

DOB filing number
M00978920-I1
BIN
1023166
BBL
1010067501
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
37
Proposed stories
37
Existing dwelling units
214
Proposed dwelling units
214
Structural work